I was going to leave after drinking Suiryu, but my drinking friend caught me 😂The last 8th restaurant of Go Ara was Mizuo 🍶.
Mr. Tanaka, the president's son, was here 🦱.
The sake served at the bar was delicious, but the keg of Mizuo was so fresh, refreshing, and gorgeous that I was very impressed 😘but I forgot to take a picture of the keg 😌... 😌.
Here are my impressions of keg 🍶.
The top aroma is fresh, crisp and sweet.
In the mouth, it has a slightly carbonated pizzazz🫧.
Fresh sweet flavor with a hint of refreshing acidity.
This is delicious 😋.
I heard that they always have 6 bottles at Kitahama Fermentation Plant in Osaka, but I wonder if there are any other places in Tokyo that have that many 🤔.
But Mr. Tanaka, the executive director, said that the barrels can't be reused like beer, so the price is higher than beer.
Good evening, Mr. Matsuchiyo.
It was my first experience with keg, too, but it's really good, isn't it?
I met this guy at an event at Hankyu Department Store, he is the son of the president 😳.
I wonder if it was his mother who was at Isetan the other day.
The doshy feeling of 20 percent alcohol content.
I chose this sake because I wanted to try out the bottom power of Aruzoe.
It's getting chilly, so let's enjoy it warmed.
First, I tried it cold. It has a nice punch and umami flavor.
It's a top-shelf regular sake, so the classic familiarity and strength are wonderful.
Even better when heated.
The sweetness and umami are great. Good as a food sake or a glass with dry food.
Mizuo Kurenai Junmai Ginjo Hiyoroshi
Rice used: Kinmonnishiki, Polishing ratio: 49%, Yeast: 14
The bright aroma and clear crispness are impressive. Sake with a lustrous image like the color "beni" (red). It has a refined taste and deep aroma.
Kanazawa yeast No. 14 has an elegant aroma. After six months of aging, it has become a little more matured.
It has a nice, refreshingly sweet aroma, like peaches in a moderately blue melon ✨.
The mouthfeel is soft and clear, but really low astringency and quite smooth...!
The taste has a beautiful flavor from behind the transparency and a moderate sweetness that also has a peachy feel to it, with a hint of acidity like 🍍 that somehow leaves a clean aftertaste? It has a slight sourness like 🍍 that refreshes the aftertaste 😳.
Delicious!
I want to drink more but I regret that it is a weekday.... LOL!
It feels like a sharp sensation in the throat.
It is not mellow, but it leaves a certain amount of sake in the back of the throat.
The aroma seems to linger even for a sake made from sake.
At my first liquor store
Bought this book to compare with the best sommelier's evaluation in Japan for the 2nd Sake Diploma exam.
The book is a few years old, so the ingredients in it may have changed...
Cold sake.
Aroma of white peach fruit and minerals
Gentle umami on the palate.
Sweetness and acidity are well balanced in the aftertaste.